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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Singapore Immigration: Entry Visa

To enter Singapore for holiday purposes, you will need a valid entry visa. For citizens of ASEAN (except Myanmar), 30-day social visit pas is provided automatically and for free on arrival. The citizens of the following countries also do not need to apply for visa beforehand:

Countries that are members of the British Commonwealth (except India).

To apply for a visa, your passport must be valid for six months beyond the stay in Singapore. Visa is issued for a one-month period and can be extended to three months, via the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in Singapore.
Countries that will require an entry visa for Singapore are:

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Georgia

India

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Moldova

Myanmar

Nigeria

Russia

People's Republic of China

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Afghanistan

Algeria

Bangladesh

Egypt

Iran

Iraq

Jordan

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Somalia

Sudan

Syria

Tunisia

Yemen

Procedures
Visa applications can be submitted either at the nearest Singapore Overseas Mission or online via Submission of Application for Visa Electronically (SAVE) .

The applicant and the local contact may be required to furnish additional documents and information whenever it is needed.

If documents are not in the English language, official translations are required.

After the SubmisisonProcessing Fee:
A processing fee of S$30 will be collected at the time of submission per application in order to apply for a Long-Term Visit Pass. This fee is non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the application or if you withdraw the application after submission.

Processing Time:
Online submission of visa application will take 1 working day (excluding the day of submission) to be processed.
Other modes of submission may take 4 days to 4 weeks to be processed, so do allow sufficient time for the application prior to your departure.

Extension of Visa:
Those who need to extend their stay in Singapore beyond the Visit Pass granted on entry into Singapore may submit an application for extension of stay online via e-XTEND.
The extension period is limited to a maximum of 89 days from the date of entry.

Remember

According to ICA,“Overstaying is an Immigration offence. If you overstay, you may be subjected to a composition fine or prosecution in Court. Holder of Visit Pass (on a social, business or professional visit; or as a tourist) is not permitted to engage in any form of employment, business or occupation without a valid work pass issued under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act (Cap. 91A)”.